For a more detailed geology read a 2007 USGS report Processes of
coastal bluff erosion in weakly lithified sands, Pacifica, California, USA.
Not exact matches
That prevents the natural
erosion of
bluffs and stops the beach from moving landward as the shoreline crumbles, said Madeline Cavalieri,
coastal planner at the California
Coastal Commission.
With the late - summer ice edge located farther north than it used to be, storms produce larger waves and more
coastal erosion.5 An additional contributing factor is that
coastal bluffs that were «cemented» by ice - rich permafrost are beginning to thaw in response to warmer air and ocean waters, and are therefore more vulnerable to
erosion.22 Standard defensive adaptation strategies to protect
coastal communities from
erosion, such as use of rock walls, sandbags, and riprap, have been largely unsuccessful.23 Several
coastal communities are seeking to relocate to escape
erosion that threatens infrastructure and services but, because of high costs and policy constraints on use of federal funds for community relocation, only one Alaskan village has begun to relocate (see also Ch.
There is new information that lack of sea ice causes storms to produce larger waves and more
coastal erosion.5 An additional contributing factor is that
coastal bluffs that were «cemented» by permafrost are beginning to thaw in response to warmer air and ocean waters, and are therefore more vulnerable to
erosion.22 Standard defensive adaptation strategies to protect
coastal communities from
erosion such as use of rock walls, sandbags, and riprap have been largely unsuccessful.23 There remains considerable uncertainty, however, about the spatial patterns of future
coastal erosion.